aNow, he may have gone too far with an incredible cover of Rihanna's "Stay." First off, he one-upped the original artist. Secondly, he did so within 24 hours of the video's official release. Thirdly, he outperformed Rihanna and he's only posted 37 seconds of his version so far. Pop balladeer throwdown!

In the video above, you can watch Lambert (in a backwards hat!) singing Rihanna's "Stay" and giving it more emotion in half a minute than she managed in four. Now don't get me wrong—I'm a fan of the original. But Adam's singing like he means it in a way that RiRi didn't. Watch it above and decide for yourself.